... orcements – to the centre of defence especially. Defensive worries may have been addressed with the arrival of David Luiz from Benfica but such things don't tickle the fancy of a bored potentate. The Torr ...

... tic’s UEFA Cup final appearance and three years before Rangers’. Celtic have hosted Benfica and AC Milan on numerous occasions this century – living in Glasgow, I naturally travelled to Anfield to see th ...

... a regular starter. He returned to Portugal, where he played briefly under José Mourinho at Benfica in 2000 before ending his playing career helping Atlético Madrid win promotion. Dani retired from football ...

... The former was only fleetingly fulfilled, Stepney's sole senior cap coming in a 1968 friendly against Sweden a week before United beat Benfica in the European final. He made the squad for the 1970 ...

... Enke emerged in a relegation-bound Mönchengladbach team, but found a more congenial home with Benfica, which led to a move to Barcelona in 2002. But a humiliating cup defeat on his debut marked the ...

... he complained openly. A Benfica loan deal flopped and, now on loan at Fiorentina, Keirrison’s outside chance of making the World Cup has all but evaporated. Despite the talk of professionalism and partnerships ...

... In October, Benfica’s top-scoring Paraguayan striker Óscar Cardozo and Sporting Braga’s Brazilian defender André Leone were sent off at half time at Braga and subsequently suspended after the referee reported ...

... Italy with its hexagonal holes, the enormous tents of Barcelona and Benfica (about which I developed the theory that by making the goal seem bigger they encouraged forwards to shoot from narrow angles), ...